FREE WORKSHOP ON CGE MODELLING

'The WA Young Economists Network (WA YEN) have organised a free workshop which will be delivered by Zac Muscat (Curtin University PhD Candidate).

All Attendees will also be emailed ahead of the Workshop some content that will be covered during the session and that will assist them with some of the CGE modelling exercises/activities which will be undertaken through the use of the desktop computers in Computer Lab 402.231.

A summary of what will be covered in the free workshop on CGE Modelling is outlined below:

• Motivations for using mathematical models (such as CGE) 
• A broad overview of the models used by WA Treasury which also help lead into policy costings 
• Introduction into CGE modelling
• A few practical hands on CGE modelling exercises 
• Concluding with a brief overview of the differences between using CGE models and empirical methods such as VAR models